Sir Michael Palin is heading out on a tour of the UK, to promote the paperback release of his latest book.

The tour, which promotes Erebus: The Story of a Ship, will take place this summer.

In the first part of the show, Palin tells the story of HMS Erebus, a small Royal Naval ship that took on the Antarctic and the Arctic in the 1840s.

In the second half, he tells his own life story, including Monty Python, Ripping Yarns and the TV travel series that have taken him  from the North Pole to North Korea – including previously unseen footage.

The tour runs for 12 nights across England, starting in Bournemouth on June 7 and ending in Bath a month later.

Tickets go on sale on Friday 25th January.

Friday 7 June: Bournemouth: Pavilion
Saturday 8 June: Basingstoke: Anvil
Sunday 9 June: Cambridge: Corn Exchange
Thursday 20 June: Chesterfield: Winding Wheel
Friday 21 June: Milton Keynes: Theatre
Saturday 22 June: London: Cadogan Hall
Thursday 27 June: Bradford: Alhambra
Friday 28 June: Salford: Lowry
Thursday 4 July: Salisbury: City Hall
Friday 5 July: Reading: Hexagon
Saturday 6 July: Southsea Kings Theatre
Sunday 7 July: Bath: Theatre Royal